www.landartgenerator.org land art generator initiative Elizabeth Monoian & Robert Ferry BEYOND THE WAVE Jaesik Lim, Ahyoung Lee, Sunpil Choi, Dohyoung Kim, Hoeyoung Jung, Jaeyeol Kim, Hansaem Kim www.landartgenerator.org A submission to the 2014 Copenhagen Land Art Generator Initiative competition land art generator initiative RENEWABLE ENERGY CAN BE BEAUTIFUL + + LIVING + PUBLIC RENEWABLE INTEGRATED BUILDINGS ART ENERGY SYSTEMS AND CITIES = land art generator initiative hydroelectric Power Plant Taccani (1906) Tejo Power Station Gaetano Moretti Various Engineers and Architects Trezzo sull’Adda (Milan) Lisbon www.landartgenerator.org land art generator initiative RENEWABLE ENERGY CAN BE BEAUTIFUL AEG Turbine Factory halle Tony Garnier Peter Behrens Tony Garnier Berlin Lyon www.landartgenerator.org land art generator initiative RENEWABLE ENERGY CAN BE BEAUTIFUL Thomas hoepker Bruno Barbey VIEw oF INDUSTRIAL PLANT IN ESPENhAIN ThERMAL PowER PLANT wITh RICE FIELDS EAST GERMANY hADoNG, SoUTh KoREA 1998 2007 www.landartgenerator.org land art generator initiative RENEWABLE ENERGY CAN BE BEAUTIFUL Airman 1st Class Nadine Y. Barclay henning Leweke VIEw oF US AIRFoRCE SoLAR INSTALLATIoN TEhAChAPI wIND FARM, CALIFoRNIA, USA 2007 2001 www.landartgenerator.org land art generator initiative RENEWABLE ENERGY CAN BE BEAUTIFUL Real estate developer Donald Trump recently caused uproar across wind turbines near whitewater, Calif., in the San Gorgonio Pass west of Palm the Coachella Valley with his Sept. 17 scathing comments on Twit- Springs. Banning-Beaumont Patch file photo by Eric Reed. Credit Eric Reed ter saying, “Ugly wind turbines have destroyed the entrance to Palm Springs, CA. These monstrosities are ruining landscapes all over the globe – expensive & bad electric.” Trump later Tweeted on Sept. 19, “Don’t let them build a wind turbine in your backyard (or near your house). It will destroy your property value.” http://livinggreenmag.com/2012/09/17/energy-ecology/will-the-donalds- golf-course-trump-a-wind-turbine-farm-off-scotland/ www.landartgenerator.org land art generator initiative RENEWABLE ENERGY CAN BE BEAUTIFUL “It has everything to do with how it looks, and they think it’s ugly,” Mr. Miller said. “If we want energy independence in this country, we’re going to have to change our idea of what’s aesthetically pleasing.” nimby Rears its head against Wind Power Project By JOhn UPTOn in the new York Times (quoting nathan Miller, San Francisco resident) november 11, 2010 Emotional connection, aesthetic appreciation, and generally wanting to keep an object around, then, may be no less important in designing a sustainable object than energy efficiency, carbon footprint, etc. Beauty, and even sex appeal, contribute to sustainability. www.greenprophet.com KaREn ChERniCK September 21, 2010 www.landartgenerator.org land art generator initiative RENEWABLE ENERGY CAN BE BEAUTIFUL THE LAGI PROJECT CAN BE SUBDIVIDED INTO SIX MAIN AREAS OF FOCUS: LAGI design competition and associated events Educational materials Community outreach Construction of aesthetic renewable energy infrastructure for cities and institutions Providing a platform for research, development, innovation, and emerging clean technologies Consulting with cities www.landartgenerator.org land art generator initiative RENEWABLE ENERGY CAN BE BEAUTIFUL The Land Art Generator Initiative (LAGI) has brought together a network of artists, architects, scientists, landscape architects, and engineers in a first of its kind collaboration. The goal of the Land Art Generator Initiative is to design and construct public art installations that uniquely combine aesthetics with utility scale clean energy generation. The works will serve to inspire and educate while they provide renewable power to thousands of homes around the world. www.landartgenerator.org land art generator initiative RENEWABLE ENERGY CAN BE BEAUTIFUL